European countries must tackle challenges in innovative structural concepts for new and ageing constructions. Understanding and mitigating the effects of relevant actions, including earthquakes and those intensified by climate change, is crucial. Contribution to this topic will focus on 5 areas:
a) Life-cycle performance and resilience of new and existing structures - research on new techniques, sustainable conversion and reuse:
· New approaches to predict and control the service life
· Use of recycled materials, green manufacturing and innovative solutions
· Use of recycled materials, green manufacturing and innovative solutions
b) Risk management and climate adaptation of built heritage - efficient management and resilience-building measures using:
· Indicator-based approaches to monitor the performance of heritage buildings
· Digital twins for structural assessment under various conditions
· Digital twins for structural assessment under various conditions
c) Earthquake engineering - advances in seismic safety and post-event performance of buildings by:
· Developing models to simulate the seismic behaviour of infill masonry walls (without and with openings) based on extensive experimental tests
· Experimentally validating retrofitting techniques to improve both seismic performance and thermal insulation
· Experimentally validating retrofitting techniques to improve both seismic performance and thermal insulation
d) Performance of innovative and pre-fabricated structural systems - low productivity and profitability in the construction industry requires advances in:
· Structural concepts and testing for modular construction
· Innovative manufacturing enhancing automation
· Earthquake resilience in pre-fabricated structural systems
· Innovative manufacturing enhancing automation
· Earthquake resilience in pre-fabricated structural systems
e) Behaviour and safety of geotechnical structures and tailings storage facilities - research includes:
· Flow and seismic liquefaction vulnerability assessment and mitigation solutions
· Retrofit and reinforcement of foundations in new and heritage constructions
· Retrofit and reinforcement of foundations in new and heritage constructions
· Reassessment of levees and dikes to mitigate flood vulnerability:
Principal Investigators